European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 37 Penn St a Carter tops eroded Heisman Field a by Gene a Vojciechowsk the los Angeles times. Not to say the Heisman trophy list is thinning but at i last look the leading contenders were Florida Quad Terback Terry Dean Washington tailback Napoleon Kaufman Penn state halfback i Jana Carter and two newcomers Tennessee a Smokey the Blue tick hound and the Michigan fan who hurled a packet of batteries at Colorado players last saturday what an aim. Heisman hopefuls Are dropping faster that la Stanford in the polls. First Florida states Derrick amp Oaks gets suspended for two games. Then Michigan Styrone Wheatley goes Down with a separated shoulder. Then a clan a . Stokes hurts his leg. Then notre Dames Lee Becton stumbles bumbles and fumbles before pulling a Groin muscle. Then Nebraska a Tommie Frazier suffers perhaps a season ending injury. The turnover in candidates has Given Hope to lesser known players such As  Steve Mcnair Michigan a Todd Collins and now Colorado a Kordell Stewart. And according to Temple coach Ron Dickerson it also has helped elevate the status of Penn states Carter from preseason nominee to third of a season favorite. A a. A a a a but i say that selfishly because i recruited i Jana a said Dickerson a former Penn state assistant who helped persuade Carter to sign with the Kittany Lions. I say that because i know him. I know him  Here Sall you really need to know about Carter 540 Yards nine touchdowns an 8.57 Yards per carry average and he faces undermanned Temple tomorrow at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. If All goes As expected Carter should be enjoying himself on the Bench by halftime the owner of another 100-plus-Yard game and a touchdown or two. Nor does it Hurt Carters chances that Penn state has become the team to beat in the big ten that it is on to More than Ken bums a a baseball a and Isnit half As Boring that it plays in the vote Rich East that it has coach Joe Paterno to put in a Good word or that the Kittany Lions have As Good a Chance As anyone of winning the National championship. A a we told our players last night in the meeting this is probably the Best team in the country a Dickerson said. A i done to think our kids Are going to be scared of them intimidated of  then again its Only Friday. A i v Here a the difference Between Michigan coach Gary Moeller and Colorado a Mccartney or \ Penn states Paterno a a after the loss to the buffaloes Moeller insisted that the most important part of the wolverines schedule was still to come. Translation the big ten title is bigger than the National title. Even the players repeat the silly Moeller mantra. A a it a our goal to win the big ten championship said Michigan linebacker Steve Morrison. Big whoop. Several seasons ago when Penn state joined the big ten Paterno said he found the conferences provincialism a bit puzzling. After All what s better a trip to Pasadena or a trip to the White House and a congratulatory handshake and photo of with Bubba commentary even Mccartney who spent considerable time in the big ten As a Michigan assistant under to Schembechler has seen the Light of looking past conference boundaries. Mccartney has one championship and he wants. Another. A we want to play the great teams in the country a said Mccartney whose Long term contract allows him 4b take chances with his scheduling. That explains the no conference games against Wisconsin Michigan and Texas All ranked opponents. Meanwhile Michigan scheduled Boston College notre Dame and Colorado. To Moeller the games never existed. Kansas coach Glen Mason remembers his first season at Lawrence when the Jay Hawks finished 1-10 and routinely lost by scores such As 56-7, 52-21, 63-10, 63-14, 63-24 and 55-17. So overwhelmed was his team that Mason occasionally took his coaching staff to dinner after the Routs a to thank them for a Job Well done. A a a a a a a. A a a a. A a a a a a a some of the Best coaching we did was that year a Mason said. In other words it could have been worse. No wonder then that Mason had a soft spot for Alabama Birmingham which travelled to Kansas last sat urday and was promptly thumped 72-0. The blazers a division i a team making its first appearance against a division i a program never had a Chance. A but i thought that lab was an extremely Well coached football team a Mason said. A i know because in be been in that position Many Many  Alabama Birmingham has division i a aspirations but that still does no to explain How such an awful team found its Way onto Kansas schedule. A the Short version which also includes a business lesson a when the Rule was passed several seasons ago requiring teams to win at least six division i a games for bowl eligibility programs began bidding against each other for Rio conference opponents with division i a status. Schools such As Pacific new Mexico state and the late not so great Cal state Fullerton were in constant demand because they were weak opponents and available for the right Price. No dummies the lower tier division i a teams began demanding bigger guarantees. Football Supply and demand kicked in. A a they be driven the Price tag up a Mason said. According to Mason that a Why Kansas was stuck with the likes of Alabama Birmingham a team that should have never seen the Light of memorial stadium. Worse yet Kansas fans had to buy tickets for this mess. A would i have liked to have a played a division i a opponent rather than a division Laa yes a be said. A but we re not going to pay someone $460,000 to come in Here and play.�?�. That show much Tulsa wanted but Kansas  afford it. So the Jay Hawks ended up with the blazers and a meaningless rout. Maybe Colorado Sstewart is taking this warm and fuzzy feeling a Little too far. Said Stewart of the a Flat i Jana Carter grabs votes with 8.57 Yards per carry. Miracle at Michigan a i wanted to Many receiver Michael  Fine said Colorado a Mccartney. A we might have to tie the knot Here this Alt Moon come to think of it a he said. It was so hot and humid at the Orange bowl last saturday that at least three dehydrated Washington players required treatment on the trip Home to Seattle. Still during the fourth Quarter of Washington a 38-20 upset Victory Over Miami it was the Hurricane players who were seen kneeling uncharacteristically Vonwie turf gasping for air. Washington a players stood nearby watching in amazement. Soon thereafter the hurricanes Mcaa record 58-Gamc Home winning Streak came to an end. Said Miami receiver Chris t. Jones a a in a ashamed. Ill have to look the former a canes and coaches in the Eye and know that my class is known As the class that lost he Streak ill have to live with  a a a the top 10 As selected by Gene Wojciechowski l Nebraska 4-0 2. Florida 4-0 3. Penn state 4-0 4. Colorado 3-0 5. Florida state 4-0 6. Arizona 3-0 7. Michigan 2-1 8. Notre Dame 3-1 9, Auburn 4-0 10. Washington 2-1. The waiting list Virginia tech 4-0texas a amp a 3-0miami 2-1washington state 3-0colorado state 4-0. Jackson miss. Apr gov. Kirk Fordice has launched another political Campaign. But it has nothing to do with his possible re election bid for Mississippi a highest office. Fordice is campaigning for Alcorn state senior quarterback Steve Mcnair who is trying to become the first division i a player and first mississippian to win the Heisman trophy. In a one Page letter being sent Heisman voters Fordice urges them a to give serious consideration to casting their votes for Mcnair. A like any Young Man with such heart and determination Steve Mcnair does not want a handout he wants an Opportunity a Fordice writes in a letter dated sept. 30, 1994. A i ask that you Given him the Opportunity to exhibit his athletic gifts and receive the same consideration As any of our country a other great College  air Mcnairs unlikely run at the Heisman has recently picked up steam. While the 6-foot-3, 218-Pounder continues to Post big numbers some of the anticipated division i a front runners for the prize such As Michigan Styrone Wheatley Nebraska a Tommy Frazier and a clan a . Stokes have been slowed by injuries. Through just four games Mcnair has thrown for 1,764 Yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for another 409 Yards and two scores he is averaging 543.3 Yards per game total offence. Mcnair is just 148 Yards shy of breaking the division i a career Loial offence Mark held by former Portland state quarterback Neil Lomax 13,345 Yards 1977-80. To Detmers Mcaa Mark of # 14,665 Yards set at Brigham Young from 1988-91, is definitely in  exploits have gotten him on the. Cover of sports illustrated and landed the braves on Abc to a regional broadcast against Sam Houston state last weekend. Mcnair despite missing the last 10 minutes of that game passed for 395 Yards Quot and ran for another 46 in a 48-23 loss. At least three More Alcorn games v <11 be televised two on espn2 and one on sport South Cable networks with limited audiences. Esp has done several features on the mount Olive miss., native